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Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, a nationally known Democrat famous for suggesting that George H. Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth," dies at the age of 73. |
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Ramzi Binalshibh, believed to be a planner of Sept. 11 attacks and alleged "20th hijacker" is captured in Pakistan |
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An 80-mile section of Florida's I-75 is closed and a no-fly zone is established in the area. Suspects are held following a terror alert. |
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Following the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, six controversial flights authorized by counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke carry 140 Saudi citizens out of the country. |
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President Clinton hosts Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House for the signing of the Oslo Accords. |
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Soviet Lunik 2 becomes first human-made object to crash on moon. |
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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge (Hill 931) begins. The 2nd Infantry Division initiates. |
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German forces attack Stalingrad. |
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Britain invades Egypt. |
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The British Navy bombards Fort McHenry, Baltimore while 35-year-old poet-lawyer Francis Scott Key is aboard the HMS Minden. When the US flag is still flying at dawn, he pens the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry" which later becomes the Star Spangled Banner and the U.S. National Anthem in 1931 |
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September 13